I received the following communication from an individual in Ohio. His
account is edited in order to insure privacy:

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"live in Toledo, Ohio along with my
girlfriend. On the morning of Sept. 28, 2005, my girlfriend woke up about
9:00 AM. While getting ready for a shower she noticed a strange marking on
the underside of her left breast. It was a perfect 3 circle design, a Y in
the middle, and red in color. After her shower she thought maybe it would
wipe off. But it didn't! At about 9:40 AM, I woke up. She asked me to take a
look at it because she was even more concerned about it by this time. We
thought maybe there was something on the bed or couch that would imitate
this odd design. We found nothing! There is nothing that she laid on that
could have created this design! It's the strangest thing we have ever
witnessed together! After a week or so the mark began to diminish. By now,
Oct 20, 2005, it's down to a simple tiny pinkish quarter-inch blur; no more
circle.

Here are some other strange things
that took place before the marking:

A few days before the mark appeared,
we both woke up about a minute apart with extreme "charley-horse" type pain
in the lower portion of our left legs.

When she was younger she saw Angels
and Dove spirits.

A year ago in our house, she saw an
image of a tall man dressed in 1800's clothing wearing a brimmed hat,
sitting on the edge of one of our chairs.

We have both heard the sound of
someone walking up or down our stairs. Rumbling on the stairs. Someone
calling our names at different times.

Light bulbs in a specific area of the
house going out after being used for about a month. The pull chain for the
bedroom light came on for no reason at all! I actually heard the click of
the switch when it happened! Two of our touch lamps came on
frequently without cause.

We have 8 working phones, and only one
would light up at exactly 8:45pm 3 times a week! It would light up but would
not ring! None of the phones would ring.

In the living room we have 3 pendulum
clocks. From time to time only 2 clocks would stop on the same day, and
sometimes start up again without any help. The 3rd clock continues without
interruption! The clocks are not made by the same companies.

We have four dogs of different breeds.
Our black Labrador Great Dane mix is the only one that has Orbs around her
in her photographs. Now she an X design on her chest in black hair color.
The white crest of hair on her chest is where the black X is located.

I don't know what's going on, but it
sure sounds like Spirits, Ghost, or Alien type activity! Even my girlfriend
said, "Who would have come in here and put this on me? How could they do
this without me waking up? I wonder what they want? Why me? What did I do to
deserve this contact??" My answer is...I don't know!"

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Hello, and thanks for writing.
Yes, I agree that your circumstances are intriguing, but they do fit a
pattern of events that we have seen many times. On our site, you will notice
that we research the paranormal, as well as, ufology. What drew us to
consider paranormal matters (poltergeist activity, orbs, voices, etc.) along
side UFO research were their many shared characteristics. We suspect certain
alien technologies to have been inspired by the same inter-dimensional
physics that are commonly associated with earthly paranormal phenomena.

It is often the case that
individuals reporting close encounters also experience paranormal events in
their lives. Why exactly this is the case, is still a subject of discussion
and research. My best guess is that the key is often the individual at the
center of these processes.

A good starting point in
understanding the dynamics of your friend's case would be to review her
personal and family history, regarding similar or other unexplained events.
Upon reflection, she may recall other instances that did not quite "add up."
As well, it would be useful to query her family members regarding strange
events in their lives. She may be surprised to hear similar stories from
them. An important point to keep in mind is; her marking did not occur in a
vacuum. That aliens would randomly single out your friend on this one
occasion to do whatever it was that they did, is highly unlikely. Previous
to this experience, she either had a personal or family history of alien
"close encounters." If no family history exists, then she should consider
her more recent associations as a possible starting point, such as a friend
she may have spent some time with; perhaps you.

Save for the unexplained mark,
everything else would ordinarily point in the direction of an earthly
paranormal scenario. Ghosts do not, however, "brand" people.

Logic suggests these markings to
be the result of actual physical contact with some sort of instrument. We
can only speculate as to the purpose of such a device.

Another component to the alien
mystery that bears mentioning is: Abductees and CE experiencers in general,
often develop a heightened psychic awareness of all things paranormal. This
may, in turn, cause them to become "magnates," of a sort, for spirit or
other ethereal energies. (Strange stuff starts to happen.)